May 17, 2018

Good News On The "Opioid Epidemic" Front

More body organs are available for transplant!

New research out today in the New England Journal of Medicine highlights yet another impact of the opioid crisis: More people have gotten the organ donations they’ve needed in recent years because of more deaths caused by drug abuse and overdose. The research also suggests these donated organs aren’t any less safe than organs from a person who didn’t die of drug overdose.